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Ta-dah! Choking trucker saved when high-speed crash dislodges fruit

Filed under: Truck, Etc., Safety, Work

First aid for choking signA serious accident likely saved a trucker’s life Tuesday near Reading, Pennsylvania. Richard Paylor, 55, of Bucks County, was reportedly eating an apple behind the wheel of his tractor-trailer when a piece of the fruit got lodged in his throat, causing him to choke. According to the Reading Eagle, Paylor subsequently blacked out and slumped over the steering wheel.

As the story goes, Paylor’s big rig then bounced off a guardrail and hit a concrete wall. The impact dislodged the apple from his throat and likely saved his life. Before Tuesday, Paylor had been accident-free for his entire 23-year career.

Paylor was taken to the hospital with a cut on his head and a slight fracture of one of his vertebrae, but very much alive. For his part, Paylor says he’s sorry caused a traffic jam and admits he’s glad to be alive.

[Source: Reading Eagle | Image: Emedco]

Ta-dah! Choking trucker saved when high-speed crash dislodges fruit originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Spy Shots: Audi S1 prototype has that ‘forbidden fruit’ thing going on

Filed under: Spy Photos, Europe, Hatchback, Audi

2011 Audi S1 prototype spy shot

Audi S1 spy shots – Click above for high-res image gallery

If you’re mad about the fact that Audi won’t be bringing its new A1 to the United States, you’ll want to look away – our spies have captured the hotter S1 version of Audi’s pint-sized hatch. This prototype may only look like an A1 in S-Line trim, but our spies point out that the larger tailpipes and heartier exhaust note are a dead giveaway of this car’s heightened sporting intentions.

A five-door A1 is reportedly in the works, but the S1 will likely only be available in the three-door body style. Power is expected to come from a turbocharged, 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine which will be tuned to crank out around 180 horsepower, and Audi’s seven-speed S-tronic gearbox will send that power to the front two wheels. That’s right, folks – no Quattro versions of the A1 (or S1) are planned, so front-wheel drive it is.

This shiny red prototype looks to be nearing the final stages of development, which means we could see the production car as early as this year’s Paris Motor Show. The S1 will certainly be a hot little number, and you can see the high-res spy shots for yourself in the gallery below.

Gallery: Spy Shots: Audi S1 Prototype

[Source: CarPix]

Spy Shots: Audi S1 prototype has that ‘forbidden fruit’ thing going on originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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